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>> our day jobs is to make jay carney more uncomfortable. how does the white house press briefing become more informative to the american public? >> i guess they could start providing us with information. >> that's always number one. do you think the worst thing is it's televised? this is hard for two television reporters to say that. do you think we'd get more information if it wasn't televised? >> i think so. people think we're performing for the cameras. >> exasperated. >> i'm a lot more quiet on tv. i'm more outgoing -- >> you're loud. we share very thin walls. i'm going to file a noise complaint. >> you have a baritone yourself, my friend. one of the things they could do, when they're trying to unveil a program, something to do with education reform or trade that our bosses would never put on the arks they bring somebody to the briefing to answer our questions. why don't they do that with benghazi. >> sn. >> with afghanistan, the stuff we're covering. >> cia, why don't they do that? >> because we might actually be interested in their an
>> our day jobs is to make jay carney more uncomfortable. how does the white house press briefing become more informative to the american public? >> i guess they could start providing us with information. >> that's always number one. do you think the worst thing is it's televised? this is hard for two television reporters to say that. do you think we'd get more information if it wasn't televised? >> i think so. people think we're performing for the cameras. >>...
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jay carney is starting the daily briefing today. we'll perhaps get more insight on where the president stands and on the developing news with david petraeus. let's listen. >> welcome back to the white house briefing room. it's a pleasure to be back. we haven't done this too often of late since we've all been traveling. i want to thank all of you who traveled with us over the past several weeks and months. i know that it was sometimes grueling, i'm sure ever fascinating and certainly part of what is is a remarkable process. it was just a reminder of the greatness of the country in which we live. before i take your questions, let me give you this announcement. next thursday the president will travel to new york to review recovery efforts, meet with affected families and local officials, and thank brave first responders who have worked tirelessly to protect communities following hurricane sandy. more details about the trip will be announced when they're available. >> that's new york city or new york area? >> new york area. earlier toda
jay carney is starting the daily briefing today. we'll perhaps get more insight on where the president stands and on the developing news with david petraeus. let's listen. >> welcome back to the white house briefing room. it's a pleasure to be back. we haven't done this too often of late since we've all been traveling. i want to thank all of you who traveled with us over the past several weeks and months. i know that it was sometimes grueling, i'm sure ever fascinating and certainly part...
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white house press secretary jay carney said that president obama plans to open negotiations by calling for 1$1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue, far more than republicans are open to, willing to accept and double the amount that speaker boehner offered the president during the debt negotiations last year. also during these closed door meetings yesterday with labor leaders, the president reportedly vowed that he would, quote, not budge when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for the country's highest earners. do you think, though, with all that being said that there will be a compromise to be made? i mean the president is taking a hard line here. >> well, yes, the president certainly is taking a very hard line and that's because in this campaign, one of the things that we all discovered was the american people want everybody to pay their fair share of taxes, that message came through loud and clear. and so he has a mandate to take that kind of position. i do know, however, that he's anxious to work with the opposite side of the aisle so that we could come to some kind of c
white house press secretary jay carney said that president obama plans to open negotiations by calling for 1$1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue, far more than republicans are open to, willing to accept and double the amount that speaker boehner offered the president during the debt negotiations last year. also during these closed door meetings yesterday with labor leaders, the president reportedly vowed that he would, quote, not budge when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for...
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. >> let's listen to what jay carney said today about why the president had to take the action that he did and where the failure lies in getting real progress in this area. >> congress has had the ability to act on this ever since republican s blocked the dream act. we have a situation here where the nominee of the republican party, the head of that party at this point has said he would veto the dream act. that is not encouraging as a sign of cooperation or willingness by republicans. >> well, there goes jay carney, reminding people that romney has said he would simply veto the dream act. >> yeah, romney said he would veto the dream act. it at one point had 55 senators supporting it. for most americans who don't follow this as closely as we might. oh, that sounds pretty good. but it was subjected to a filibuster like so many other aspects of the president's agenda. i don't expect everyone to follow the cloture vote, right? but i do think karen makes a point. for the task that mitt romney had today, going into a community that voted double for his opponent, you know, 67 to 31 last cycle
. >> let's listen to what jay carney said today about why the president had to take the action that he did and where the failure lies in getting real progress in this area. >> congress has had the ability to act on this ever since republican s blocked the dream act. we have a situation here where the nominee of the republican party, the head of that party at this point has said he would veto the dream act. that is not encouraging as a sign of cooperation or willingness by...
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here's jay carney responding to a question about the nasty tone of this race. >> we understand there's going to be efforts to distract attention from debates because other side the losing these pretty overwhelmingly, but we're going to keep talking about the policy issues. >> kristen welker is live at the white house. that was some, seemed like jay was having a little fun with that. do i detect a little swagger from the white house? >> reporter: i think that's absolutely right. good afternoon to you, karen. a little bit of swagger coming from jay carney, pointing to the fact that at least on the campaign trail, president obama accord tog carney, has been focused on some of those bigger policy issues. in iowa this week, he emphasized the importance of passinged abo i think what some are questioning the obama team about are some of the ads coming from the campaign trying to paint romney as an out of touch business person and also, that priorities usa add which seemed to link romney to the death of one of romney's -- the wife of one of romney's former employees. that's what some people ha
here's jay carney responding to a question about the nasty tone of this race. >> we understand there's going to be efforts to distract attention from debates because other side the losing these pretty overwhelmingly, but we're going to keep talking about the policy issues. >> kristen welker is live at the white house. that was some, seemed like jay was having a little fun with that. do i detect a little swagger from the white house? >> reporter: i think that's absolutely...
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jay carney indicated today what the president's stance is on income tax rates. >> i would say also that the president has made clear that he will not sign a bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for those making more than $250,000. he's made that clear. >> so, krystal, the rates go up. that's what it will consist of among other things. >> all right, unless of course they go over the cliff and they don't have to vote to increase taxes and maybe they didn't violate the pledge. in grover's eyes, they would be violating the american. i think what carney's comments underscore is how strong of a hand the president has here. not only do they agree with the reality that it will be republicans fault and that republicans set up this whole situation and that he has that negotiation of going over the cliff and the rates go up for everyone if you do that. he's been very smart about positioning this, too, saying you guys, we all agree on extending existing tax rates. let's do that and then we can deal with this other piece. will i play lawyer for one second. the whole way that marginal rates work,
jay carney indicated today what the president's stance is on income tax rates. >> i would say also that the president has made clear that he will not sign a bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for those making more than $250,000. he's made that clear. >> so, krystal, the rates go up. that's what it will consist of among other things. >> all right, unless of course they go over the cliff and they don't have to vote to increase taxes and maybe they didn't violate the pledge....
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. >> jay carney commented earlier, they've condemned the rocket fire from gaza saying there's no justification for hamas' violence. he called on those to stop the cowardly acts immediately. our correspondent martin fletcher on the ground has covered that region for decades. he, too, expressed concern over the level of what we see now if i can put it this way, the air feels a bit different than before. >> there's no question it could escalate at any moment. at the same time i think at this time in 2008 you saw a lot more saturation bombing. you saw ground forces being prepared for land invasions. all of that could happen. you know, i think we shouldn't assume that it's going to escalate into a full-scale ground war quite yet. >> what about the show of force from israel releasing the video of that targeted attack on the hamas leader. i mean, when you watch this, obviously, we know the message that was being sent regarding this. >> well, that's an extraordinary piece of footage. i mean, it's just chilling and it's crystal clear destruction. i think here you also see there's a shift, and there mig
. >> jay carney commented earlier, they've condemned the rocket fire from gaza saying there's no justification for hamas' violence. he called on those to stop the cowardly acts immediately. our correspondent martin fletcher on the ground has covered that region for decades. he, too, expressed concern over the level of what we see now if i can put it this way, the air feels a bit different than before. >> there's no question it could escalate at any moment. at the same time i think...
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chris, alissa, according to the white house, according to jay carney, this is a multi-day exercise in futility. he said that -- he reiterated the president would veto it, but it won't even get out of the senate. >> they will not vote on the proposal in any way, shape, or form. this is an interesting gambit by john boehner, andrea, because i see a lot of down side. if this vote goes down, and i assume it won't, john boehner made a very public pledge yesterday that we will pass this and when we do, the president will have a decision to make. but if it goes down, it's a real judgment on sort of the divided republican house conference. if it passes, there's no path forward at least that we can currently see. as you point on the president obama and harry reid saying this is going nowhere. the argument, i talked to some boehner allies today -- the argument shows, look, it shows we're doing something. we're trying to get a plan that will get -- that can get through the u.s. house, but, again, we're getting closer and closer now 11 days away from the end of the year, and this is an exercise t
chris, alissa, according to the white house, according to jay carney, this is a multi-day exercise in futility. he said that -- he reiterated the president would veto it, but it won't even get out of the senate. >> they will not vote on the proposal in any way, shape, or form. this is an interesting gambit by john boehner, andrea, because i see a lot of down side. if this vote goes down, and i assume it won't, john boehner made a very public pledge yesterday that we will pass this and...
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today, jay carney was asked what the president meant when he said work together. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of candidate level position? audition -- >> no. >> beyond that, is there some kind of reorganization in the commerce department where governor romney could play a role? >> the president does not have a specific assignment in mind for the governor. >> mitt romney has not been as generous about the president in his comments since the election. >> what the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> jonathan capehart, you wrote today and i'm sure you thought about this. i would hand over my entire tie collection just to be in the room. now -- >> absolutely. that's a big tie collection. >> has the president seen your entire tie collection? >> no, he has not. no, he has not seen the tie collection, but there are people around him who know about my tie collection. so -- >> national security thing. >> here's what
today, jay carney was asked what the president meant when he said work together. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of candidate level position? audition -- >> no. >> beyond that, is there some kind of reorganization in the commerce department where governor romney could play a role? >> the president does not have a specific assignment in mind for the governor. >> mitt romney has not been as generous about the president in his comments since the...
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here's more from jay carney just moments ago. >> the president has not made any personnel decisions that i can announce and he made very clear his views on this particular issue when he answered questions about it at his press conference. >> reporter: other than that, tamron, the president's day consumed with the fiscal cliff. the pr campaign he has now trying to get past republican opposition to raising taxes on the wealthy, tamron. >> mike, thank you very much. moving along to the further conversation on susan rice, joining me now, joel reuben, mike smerkonish and erin mcpike. thank you all for joining me. you have people at this point wondering if this is all about the battle that some republicans see ahead for the nomination of secretary of state and it's no longer about the benghazi investigation. i ask this question based on remarks made by susan collins today, senator corker and senator john mccain all related to the secretary of state position. let me play all of these comments together and get your reaction. >> i would need to have additional information before i could support h
here's more from jay carney just moments ago. >> the president has not made any personnel decisions that i can announce and he made very clear his views on this particular issue when he answered questions about it at his press conference. >> reporter: other than that, tamron, the president's day consumed with the fiscal cliff. the pr campaign he has now trying to get past republican opposition to raising taxes on the wealthy, tamron. >> mike, thank you very much. moving along...
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. >>> today's white house briefing was a heated and contentious affair as press secretary jay carney fielded a barrage of questions about the attack in libya that ended in the death of ambassador stevens and three other americans. they pressed mr. carney on why it's taken so long to get definitive answers. >> reporter: how is it determined to use these assessments, preliminary or not, even though they turn out to be wrong? isn't there some concern -- >> we live in a society that values transparency. this is an administration that values transparency. we had a -- we had -- >> reporter: for our benefit, even if they turned out to be wrong? >> the judgment you're making. what we are saying is when asked what happened, we gave our assessments based on the information we had at the time. >> and the silver fox joins us now live from the white house. mike, despite carney repeating his assertion the administration divulged details of this attack as they came in, why were reporters like yourself not prepared to buy it? >> reporter: well, i think most people are willing to stipulate to places
. >>> today's white house briefing was a heated and contentious affair as press secretary jay carney fielded a barrage of questions about the attack in libya that ended in the death of ambassador stevens and three other americans. they pressed mr. carney on why it's taken so long to get definitive answers. >> reporter: how is it determined to use these assessments, preliminary or not, even though they turn out to be wrong? isn't there some concern -- >> we live in a society...
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white house press secretary jay carney really tight-lipped about these allegations and referring most questions to the secret service. a couple interesting things did come out of briefing. we asked how the president responded. he said he wouldn't comment on that. did he say he didn't believe the president was aware of these allegations until they were first reported this morning. so that certainly is something that is interesting. the secret service has reacted though. they released this statement which i'm going to read to you right now. according to the secret service, they say the recent investigation in cartagena has generated several news stories that contain allegations by mostly unnamed sources. any information that can be brought to our attention that can be assess as credible will be followed up on in an appropriate manner. that was from edwin donavan, a special agent in charge of the secret service. so certainly these allegations point to the central concern in all of this which is that perhaps what happened in cartagena is not an isolated incident. perhaps this is part of a
white house press secretary jay carney really tight-lipped about these allegations and referring most questions to the secret service. a couple interesting things did come out of briefing. we asked how the president responded. he said he wouldn't comment on that. did he say he didn't believe the president was aware of these allegations until they were first reported this morning. so that certainly is something that is interesting. the secret service has reacted though. they released this...
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right now at the white house briefing jay carney is asked about the case of chen guangcheng. >> are you concerned at all that this case could open him up to criticism, though, from republicans who have seen some republicans saying that the president now the u.s. has a responsibility for chen's safety. >> i can assure you that the president is not concerned about political back and forth on this issue. he is focused on the need to advance u.s. interests in our broad-based relationship with china, very important economic, diplomatic relationship with china. he has and will continue to make a priority in that relationship or part of that, an open and frank discussion about our concerns about human rights. that's his focus. it is absolutely in our national interest for us to pursue that kind of broad-based agenda with the chinese. >> why release the documents now at this time to the anniversary of his death? >> two things. this morning west point's combatting terrorism center released 17 al qaeda -- >> as jay carney continues on to talk about other subjects, the bin laden documents, we'll t
right now at the white house briefing jay carney is asked about the case of chen guangcheng. >> are you concerned at all that this case could open him up to criticism, though, from republicans who have seen some republicans saying that the president now the u.s. has a responsibility for chen's safety. >> i can assure you that the president is not concerned about political back and forth on this issue. he is focused on the need to advance u.s. interests in our broad-based...
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and you had white house press secretary jay carney out there at the same time going even farther than rice was and talking about how this was all just due to a protest and not really -- not having much to do with terrorism, and they're not calling for his scalp because he is essentially a spin doctor and it's not the scalp they want. they want somebody in policy and somebody who will draw blood from the obama administration and that is susan rice. >> that sounds like richard. thank you, richard wolffe, thank you jay newton-small. >>> up next, how close is the middle east to an all-out regional war? is israel headed to a war with iran? i see a possible precursor to a war with iran. the latest on the fight between israel and hamas coming up next. this is interesting and scary. the place for politics. we'll be right back. ford c-max. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combi
and you had white house press secretary jay carney out there at the same time going even farther than rice was and talking about how this was all just due to a protest and not really -- not having much to do with terrorism, and they're not calling for his scalp because he is essentially a spin doctor and it's not the scalp they want. they want somebody in policy and somebody who will draw blood from the obama administration and that is susan rice. >> that sounds like richard. thank you,...
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so jay carney's response to that is n. an overt attempt to prevent the president from exercising his authority during this period is a gimmick called pro forma sessions which are sessions during which no senate business is conducted but that does not overwrite the president's constitutional authority to make appointments to keep the government running. but your gimmick is my rule. every single thing that runs the united states senate is a rule that someone else can call a gimmick and i for one see a dangerous precedent because if the republican president were the first one to do this and this president is the first one to do it, i think there will be a lot of screaming today. >> you and i both have background in chambers. i was in the vermont senate for a while and i know the rules. however, this is a brilliant political move because mitch mcconnell is going to get up there and do nothing because they've been used to thwart any kind of reasonable progress on the economy and any kind of reasonable thing this president is tr
so jay carney's response to that is n. an overt attempt to prevent the president from exercising his authority during this period is a gimmick called pro forma sessions which are sessions during which no senate business is conducted but that does not overwrite the president's constitutional authority to make appointments to keep the government running. but your gimmick is my rule. every single thing that runs the united states senate is a rule that someone else can call a gimmick and i for one...
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jay carney was asked about this directly on the way to new york city. he held his gaggle. we listened to the audio in the briefing room. he cited things like college loans, allowing young people to stay on their parents' health plan as part of the obama care law that was passed by the president, that signature achievement. if you want to call these gifts, that's fine. they would define them as helping the middle class and doing exactly what the president said he was going to do. so they're happy to defend the president, not that he needs defense at this point. >> right. now, the president on wednesday sounded as if he were ready for a serious fight with senator john mccain and others over this issue of benghazi, but is he? is he really ready for that? >> reporter: i think there are two aspects to this. first of all, there is genuine indignation and umbrage that susan rice is being rhetorically bruted about here by john mccain and lindsey graham and other republicans who have come out harshly against her in that appearance she made on "meet the press" and elsewhere days aft
jay carney was asked about this directly on the way to new york city. he held his gaggle. we listened to the audio in the briefing room. he cited things like college loans, allowing young people to stay on their parents' health plan as part of the obama care law that was passed by the president, that signature achievement. if you want to call these gifts, that's fine. they would define them as helping the middle class and doing exactly what the president said he was going to do. so they're...
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here is white house press secretary jay carney today responding to criticism from rush limbaugh that the president spends way too much time with celebrities. >> rush limbaugh is referring to him as barack kardashian, i believe. what is the response to that? >> two words, donald trump. next question. >> and moments ago, both candidates appeared during the country music television music awards in a sketch on whether toby keith or kristen bell should host the show. >> mr. president, do you have a decision? >> this is one of the toughest decisions i've had to make since in office. i want them both. >> oh, i thought the presidential election was a tough race, but it's nothing compared to the politics at the cmt music awards. i think i have a solution though. i propose toby and kristen co-host the host. see, i just put two people back to work. you're welcome, america. >> see, there's something they can agree on. today, the obama campaign dispatched vice president joe biden to north carolina to talk jobs. >> four million new jobs. four million new jobs. [ applause ] private sector jobs. not
here is white house press secretary jay carney today responding to criticism from rush limbaugh that the president spends way too much time with celebrities. >> rush limbaugh is referring to him as barack kardashian, i believe. what is the response to that? >> two words, donald trump. next question. >> and moments ago, both candidates appeared during the country music television music awards in a sketch on whether toby keith or kristen bell should host the show. >> mr....
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. >> speaking of women, jay carney has spoken out on the question of whether women should be members of augusta, the augusta national golf course and of course we heard from augusta yesterday that they will not discuss the membership issue and here you have the ibm ceo, the sponsor of the match, who is the new ceo is a woman and her predecessors have all been members but they won't say if she should be a member. this was jay carney today. >> should the augusta nationals club permit women to be members now you have the ceo of the sponsor ibm is a woman and her press saiders have all been admitted. >> the president's answer to this question is yes. he believes his personal opinion is that women should be admitted. >> so, the white house is coming out firmly on the side. we don't know whether or not virginia rometty decided to accept or not accept an invitation or if she is not -- has not been invited but is planning to be at the tournament this weekend entertaining clients as the sponsor. certainly an opportunity for the president to come down squarely on the side that women should be
. >> speaking of women, jay carney has spoken out on the question of whether women should be members of augusta, the augusta national golf course and of course we heard from augusta yesterday that they will not discuss the membership issue and here you have the ibm ceo, the sponsor of the match, who is the new ceo is a woman and her predecessors have all been members but they won't say if she should be a member. this was jay carney today. >> should the augusta nationals club permit...
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jay carney just wrapped up. he got a number of questions about whether or not this incident would insight president obama to get reengaged in the effort to bring about stiffer gun control laws. that is something that president obama has spoken about in the past. carney's reaction to those questions, andrea, is that today is not the day to discuss those types of topics. discuss those topics. today, the white house, this administration will be focusing on the victims in connecticut and really monitoring the situation there and providing assistance they might be able to to the people of connecticut. andrea? >> thank you so much. we are talking about newtown, connecticut. and it's about an hour and a half from new york city. and this with several victims in the danbury hospital and also as many as 26 may be dead, children as well as adults. all children and staff from the hospital -- from the school, rather, have been evacuated safely according to lieutenant paul vance of the state police. this is the reaction of th
jay carney just wrapped up. he got a number of questions about whether or not this incident would insight president obama to get reengaged in the effort to bring about stiffer gun control laws. that is something that president obama has spoken about in the past. carney's reaction to those questions, andrea, is that today is not the day to discuss those types of topics. discuss those topics. today, the white house, this administration will be focusing on the victims in connecticut and really...
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jay carney an confirming president obama has spoken with vladimir putin about the crisis in syria. also the u.n. postpones an amendment to a new syrian resolution. what is next? we have more after a quick break. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all sndardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousds in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks,
jay carney an confirming president obama has spoken with vladimir putin about the crisis in syria. also the u.n. postpones an amendment to a new syrian resolution. what is next? we have more after a quick break. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers...
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jay carney made it clear what that phrase does not mean. when you say entitlement reform, does that mean social security? sometimes you've meant medicare and medicaid. >> i refer to health care programs and i think the president has long made clear that he is open to discussions about strengthening social security as part of a separate tract. we should address the drivers of the deficit and social security is not currently a driver of the deficit. >> they made that abundant ly clear. when they say entitlement reform it does not include social security and what they define it as. grover norquist is having to defend himself after several prominent senate republicans indicated a willingness to break his famous pledge, arguing republicans who agree to tax hikes just like they did under president bush. >> it is important that the republicans don't have their fingerprints all over the murder weapon, their fingerprints all over a lousy budget deal with tax increases and no real spending, just as happened to republicans in 1990 which cost us the pr
jay carney made it clear what that phrase does not mean. when you say entitlement reform, does that mean social security? sometimes you've meant medicare and medicaid. >> i refer to health care programs and i think the president has long made clear that he is open to discussions about strengthening social security as part of a separate tract. we should address the drivers of the deficit and social security is not currently a driver of the deficit. >> they made that abundant ly...
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all press secretary jay carney was asked about yesterdays press briefing and his answers weren't necessarily revealing. >> as you know, he said his views on this were evolving. his personal views were evolving. i would say his views are oh involving. i don't have an update for you. i don't have an update to provide you. i have no update to give you on it. the president expressed his views. >> he did. >> no. the spokesperson said that. >> i don't have an update to provide you on the president's position. it is what it was. >> you know, one other thing to keep in mind, one thing jay carney did say, the president is against this referendum that's taken place in north carolina and was noted, he's the, the president now is against bans on gay marriage, not yet for them. point out, nbc/"wall street journal" poll, 49% favor same-sex marriages, 40% oppose. those numbers flipped in '09. how nontoxic is this views in american politics? almost silenced from the republican side of the aisle in the last 48 hours. by the way, the white house aren't the only ones off message. romney's message supposed to b
all press secretary jay carney was asked about yesterdays press briefing and his answers weren't necessarily revealing. >> as you know, he said his views on this were evolving. his personal views were evolving. i would say his views are oh involving. i don't have an update for you. i don't have an update to provide you. i have no update to give you on it. the president expressed his views. >> he did. >> no. the spokesperson said that. >> i don't have an update to provide...
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white house press secretary jay carney says while the white house continues to spend supplies to opposition forces, there are no plans to add weapons to the fight. >> no military action is always an option. you never, we haven't in this case, removed options from the table. we do not believe militarization, further militarization of the situation in syria at this point is the right course of action. we believe that it would lead to greater chaos, greater carnage. >> mitt romney says he welcomes the administration's move to expel syrian diplomats, but he said that doesn't go far enough in a statement, romney wrote president obama's lack of leadership has resulted in a policy of paralysis that has watched assad slaughter 10,000 people. we should increase pressure on russia to cease selling arms to the government. that from mitt romney. russia has blamed the assad government for the massacre in syria. but has not ended its support for the regime. >>> romney, meanwhile, is marking his first full day as the republican nominee for president, after winning enough delegates last night in texas to o
white house press secretary jay carney says while the white house continues to spend supplies to opposition forces, there are no plans to add weapons to the fight. >> no military action is always an option. you never, we haven't in this case, removed options from the table. we do not believe militarization, further militarization of the situation in syria at this point is the right course of action. we believe that it would lead to greater chaos, greater carnage. >> mitt romney says...
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jay carney disagrees with that assessment. now phone calls at this point between president obama and congressional leaders, but the white house says the talks will be ongoing over the next several days, tamron. >> thank you. the president's q and a on twitter comes days after republicans flat-out rejected his opening bid in negotiations. house speaker john boehner appeared on one sunday morning talk show to see the president's proposal was not in his opinion a proposal at all. >> i was flabbergasted and said, you can't be serious. i just have never seen anything like it. we have seven weeks between election day and the end of the year, and three of those weeks have been wasted with this nonsense. >> okay. >> treasury secretary tim geithner appeared on five separate sunday morning talk shows. he says it's the gop who have been short on specifics. >> we said how and how much and who should pay. they haven't proposed what they think. >> joining me now is california congressman karen bass. thank you for your time. >> thank you for
jay carney disagrees with that assessment. now phone calls at this point between president obama and congressional leaders, but the white house says the talks will be ongoing over the next several days, tamron. >> thank you. the president's q and a on twitter comes days after republicans flat-out rejected his opening bid in negotiations. house speaker john boehner appeared on one sunday morning talk show to see the president's proposal was not in his opinion a proposal at all. >> i...
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by the way, white house press secretary jay carney was hammered about that point. the press asked why president obama didn't answer questions today. carney said he will hold a full press conference in a couple of days. i think that president obama wanted to address the nation because he was just re-elected. i think that he wanted to really set a tone here, toure, of bipartisanship as you pointed out. that was a big part of his comments. what struck me about the president's comments, he basically said he believes he has a mandate. he didn't use the word "manda , "mandate," but he said the americans agreed with his approach. his approach as he pointed out in his comments to increase taxes on the wealthy and to slash taxes for those making less. i think that was the president's goal. he wanted to do it in a safe environment. toure. >> thanks, kristen. right now we have andrea mitchell that broke the story about general petraeus resigning because of an extra-marital affair. andrea, tell us what's going on. >> sorry. there's a lot of noise that's going on in the newsroo
by the way, white house press secretary jay carney was hammered about that point. the press asked why president obama didn't answer questions today. carney said he will hold a full press conference in a couple of days. i think that president obama wanted to address the nation because he was just re-elected. i think that he wanted to really set a tone here, toure, of bipartisanship as you pointed out. that was a big part of his comments. what struck me about the president's comments, he...
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white house press secretary jay carney said, quote, the president believes as much that god should be taken off a coin as he does that aliens will attack florida. it's an absurd question to be raised. but there is a reason mr. economy is now mr. god. he needs the evangelical base. over the weekend, governor romney had a private meeting with the far right televangelist who also showed up at one of his rallies and last week we had steven king to open for him at an iowa rally. mr. romney's keeping company with the french. he's betting on christian conservatives. but is he really just running on a wing and a prayer? joining me now is joe madison, nationally syndicated radio host of "mornings with madison" and frank schafer, columnist of the huffing tonight post and author of "crazy for god." thank you both for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> frank, what do you make of romney and his campaign sth. >> well, i am a christian and i'm offended by the fact that the republican party keeps using god the same way they use their billionaires, to bulk up their pacs. god is not a toy. others hav
white house press secretary jay carney said, quote, the president believes as much that god should be taken off a coin as he does that aliens will attack florida. it's an absurd question to be raised. but there is a reason mr. economy is now mr. god. he needs the evangelical base. over the weekend, governor romney had a private meeting with the far right televangelist who also showed up at one of his rallies and last week we had steven king to open for him at an iowa rally. mr. romney's keeping...
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jay carney and his spokesman said the film was to blame. you mentioned ambassador rice appeared on "meet the press" and started out spontaneously about the film. remember the -- protests in cairo, happened just hours before. about ambassador rice said they were joined by terrorist elements. then jay carney said that, of course, it is self-evident. terrorism. we have a quick timeline detailed briefing by the state department you mentioned at 8:30 p.m. and said the street is calm. as ambassador stevens parted way was a turkish diplomat meeting with him at 9:40, terrorist teams invaded the compound, prolonged battle ensued at 4:00 a.m. the compound hit by mortar fire. hearing on capitol hill starts in about 25 minutes. >> nbc news's white house correspondent mike viqueira. appreciate it. with polls in battleground states tightening less than a month before election day, 27 days out now, obama supporters are in a bit of panic mode. if we take a look at the headlines here, huffington post writes forget losing the debate. is obama losing the libe
jay carney and his spokesman said the film was to blame. you mentioned ambassador rice appeared on "meet the press" and started out spontaneously about the film. remember the -- protests in cairo, happened just hours before. about ambassador rice said they were joined by terrorist elements. then jay carney said that, of course, it is self-evident. terrorism. we have a quick timeline detailed briefing by the state department you mentioned at 8:30 p.m. and said the street is calm. as...
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but it is a whole issue, you know, jay carney has now responded to it at the white house briefing. he said that this was basically circumstances after a very bad day by the obama team. the romney team rather that the charge was based on a 14-year-old video sounds very familiar to one that was tried and failed in 2008, 14 years ago president obama was making arguments for a more efficient, more effective government, specifically citing city government agencies he did not think were working effectively, carney went on he believed then and now there are steps we can take to promote opportunity and ensure all americans have a fair shot if they work hard. the basic charge that is being made by the romney team is that president obama believes in redistributing the wealth, that this is class war fair. i want to give you a chance to respond to it. >> well, first, jay pointed this out they were so desperate to change the subject from their candidate writing off half of the american people that they dug up a 14-year-old video that -- in which then senator obama talks about the radical notion
but it is a whole issue, you know, jay carney has now responded to it at the white house briefing. he said that this was basically circumstances after a very bad day by the obama team. the romney team rather that the charge was based on a 14-year-old video sounds very familiar to one that was tried and failed in 2008, 14 years ago president obama was making arguments for a more efficient, more effective government, specifically citing city government agencies he did not think were working...
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at wednesday's press briefing, press secretary jay carney was hammered with questions. >> why were you at this podium for several days after that saying we don't know if it's terrorism? >> i never said that. i never said we don't know if it's terrorism. there's a definition of terrorism. it's an act of terrorism, the president made clear. >> so september 12th, the president believed it was terrorism? >> he was it was an act of terror. >> the president gave his own defense of that shifting explanation in an abc interview. >> as information came in, information was put out. the information may not have always been right the first time. these are people i know, and if there's something to be fixed, it will get fixed. >> questions remain, taking the administration at its word that it didn't intentionally mislead on the story, the only other explanation seems to be a massive intelligence failure. by the way, in ohio wednesday, romney once again told the story of meeting one of the victims of the benghazi attack. >> i met some wonderful people. one was a former navy s.e.a.l., and glen dohert
at wednesday's press briefing, press secretary jay carney was hammered with questions. >> why were you at this podium for several days after that saying we don't know if it's terrorism? >> i never said that. i never said we don't know if it's terrorism. there's a definition of terrorism. it's an act of terrorism, the president made clear. >> so september 12th, the president believed it was terrorism? >> he was it was an act of terror. >> the president gave his own...
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we now go to the white house where jay carney is first beginning to answer questions about this. so let's put our conversation on hold and listen to what he has to say and we'll be right back. >> supreme allied commander europe, pending the investigation of general allen's conduct by the department of defense ig. the president remains focused on supporting our troops and coalition partners in afghanistan who general allen continues to lead as he has done so ably over a year. the president has nominated general doneford to be the next commander of isaf and reiterates his belief the senate should act to confirm general dunford. his hearings are this week. >> is it accurate to say the president still has full faith in general allen? >> he has full faith in general allen, believes he is doing and has done an excellent job at isaf and refer you to the pentagon for the process under way for general allen. >> just to kind a take a step back, only a week since election day as you know, and we've seen the cia director resign under pressure and disgrace over the scandal and now see the lea
we now go to the white house where jay carney is first beginning to answer questions about this. so let's put our conversation on hold and listen to what he has to say and we'll be right back. >> supreme allied commander europe, pending the investigation of general allen's conduct by the department of defense ig. the president remains focused on supporting our troops and coalition partners in afghanistan who general allen continues to lead as he has done so ably over a year. the president...
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jay carney expected to take to the microphones to hold his daily briefing. the white house press secretary will likely be asked about libya and last night's vice presidential debate. the first question on that very issue. we'll keep an eye out on that and keep you up-to-date if something does happen of note. >>> the issue of abortion came up last night the first time. both vice president biden and paul ryan are catholic and agree with their church's position that life begins at conception. that's where the consensus ends. >> it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course, but it's also because of reason that the policy of the romney administration will be to oppose abortion with the exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother. >> life begins at conception, that's the church's judgment, i accept in my personal life. i refuse to impose it on equally devout christians, muslims and jus and i refuse to impose that on others like my friend here the congressman it do not believe that we have a right to tell other people, women, they
jay carney expected to take to the microphones to hold his daily briefing. the white house press secretary will likely be asked about libya and last night's vice presidential debate. the first question on that very issue. we'll keep an eye out on that and keep you up-to-date if something does happen of note. >>> the issue of abortion came up last night the first time. both vice president biden and paul ryan are catholic and agree with their church's position that life begins at...
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. >> on the flight out jay carney told reporters he and the president just haven't discussed wisconsin. he doesn't know what the president is going to say. >> i didn't have any conversation about the president about that. jay is a former reporter and it never came up? >> plausible deny ability. thank you very much. >> that does it for us. tomorrow on the show dick durbin, former health and human services secretary donna and remember to follow online and on twitter at mitchell reports. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next on news station. hi, tamron. >> andrea, good to see you. developing news, it is deadline day for florio officials to respond to the justice department's letter demanding they stop purging names from the voter rolls. what have we learned from the new e-mail that is show how hard mitt romney pushed for the individual mandate in the massachusetts health care law. we'll show you some of these e-mails. we also have wisconsin results and whether they prove that it is all about the money in politics. plus blues legend buddy guy joins the news nation. we'll talk
. >> on the flight out jay carney told reporters he and the president just haven't discussed wisconsin. he doesn't know what the president is going to say. >> i didn't have any conversation about the president about that. jay is a former reporter and it never came up? >> plausible deny ability. thank you very much. >> that does it for us. tomorrow on the show dick durbin, former health and human services secretary donna and remember to follow online and on twitter at...
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jay carney said it was self evident this was a terrorist attack. these people came to a demonstration with weapons and security was an issue at the compound. why not call it what it was? >> well, i think now based on the recommendations and the investigation of the intelligence community they made the decision to conclude that this was a terrorist attack. in the days after, that was not clear. and so, you know, this is obviously was a very, very fast-moving period of time. as i said, there's a great deal of interest in this. so we provided information that we received from the intelligence community as we got it. the intelligence community put out a lengthy document on friday that explained the timeline here. and i think that in the days afterwards, it wasn't clear this was a terrorist attack. as their investigation was conducted and as they got more information, that's the determination they made. >> the president has said as recently as may of this year that al qaeda has not had a chance to rebuild, that al qaeda has been defeated. there is an el
jay carney said it was self evident this was a terrorist attack. these people came to a demonstration with weapons and security was an issue at the compound. why not call it what it was? >> well, i think now based on the recommendations and the investigation of the intelligence community they made the decision to conclude that this was a terrorist attack. in the days after, that was not clear. and so, you know, this is obviously was a very, very fast-moving period of time. as i said,...
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times but so did jay carney in a gaggle with reporters aboard air force one. it seems like that's more out of embarrassment by for the white house and the pentagon than any real threat to u.s. military troops in afghanistan and it is important to point out that this incident occurred some two years ago when members of the 82nd airborne were investigating the deaths of a taliban suicide bomber and the deaths of three taliban who were attempting to plant an ied when the bombs went off accidently. these members of the 82nd airborne were sent to investigate and see if they could somehow identify the victims and it was at that time that some of those 82nd airborne members posed with the remains and partial remains in happy snaps if you will there on the battlefield. some of it is too grim to show on television. nevertheless, as secretary of defense panetta condemned the actions, he also said that release of such photos essentially threatens the lives of american service members there in afghanistan. history has shown that there is more embarrassment than any kind o
times but so did jay carney in a gaggle with reporters aboard air force one. it seems like that's more out of embarrassment by for the white house and the pentagon than any real threat to u.s. military troops in afghanistan and it is important to point out that this incident occurred some two years ago when members of the 82nd airborne were investigating the deaths of a taliban suicide bomber and the deaths of three taliban who were attempting to plant an ied when the bombs went off accidently....
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jay carney on the delay. >> what is the hold-up? is there a hold-up? >> there's no hold-up. the president has made no decisions, and i have no personnel announcements to make. >> there's a reason for the late pass. any announcement would distract now from the white house's laser-like focus on its fiscal message. officially the white house insists the delayed schedule has nothing do with the current budget fight, and according to the hill, senior administration officials and others familiar with the process say the fiscal debate and cabinet moves are proceeding independently on parallel tracks. the biggest decision he has to make is to appoint to replace the popular hillary clinton at state? does he go for his preferred pick u.n. ambassador susan right and gerd for another fight or celts for john kerry, who is more palettable to republicans? john mccain is chomping at the bit to take on the u.n. ambassador. he even wants a seat on the foreign relations committee in order to give her a good grilling. the question for obama now to fight or not to fight? i'm going to go all the
jay carney on the delay. >> what is the hold-up? is there a hold-up? >> there's no hold-up. the president has made no decisions, and i have no personnel announcements to make. >> there's a reason for the late pass. any announcement would distract now from the white house's laser-like focus on its fiscal message. officially the white house insists the delayed schedule has nothing do with the current budget fight, and according to the hill, senior administration officials and...
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white house press secretary jay carney responded to all this yesterday. >> churches, houses of worship, are exempted from this policy. those institutions where women of all faiths, many faiths work, need to have the same kind of coverage that all other american women have. we will work with institutions on try to implement this in a way that assures that the coverage is provided and that attempts to ally the concerns that are there. >> under the government's plan, insurers would be required to cover birth control without co-pays or deductibles. that would apply to hospitals and colleges, as well. quickly becoming a hot button political issue, newt gingrich accusing the obama administration of waging a war against religion and mitt romney who rarely addresses social issues used his opposition to the man indicate to appeal to conservative voters where he was in colorado. >> the creator gave every human being his or her rights. i'm just distresseded as i watch our president try and infringe upon those rights. the first amendment of the constitution provides the right to worship in the way
white house press secretary jay carney responded to all this yesterday. >> churches, houses of worship, are exempted from this policy. those institutions where women of all faiths, many faiths work, need to have the same kind of coverage that all other american women have. we will work with institutions on try to implement this in a way that assures that the coverage is provided and that attempts to ally the concerns that are there. >> under the government's plan, insurers would be...
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instead, susan rice and jay carney were basically saying this was the video two weeks later. >> susan rice had caveats. she said as far as we know, her quotation is taken out of a longer interview. in all of those interviews she said as best as the fbi is telling us, which was based of course at that point on the intelligence from the cia. so is it fair to parse the words that closely? >> yeah, because the whole emphasis she gave, she totally deemphasized the terrorist aspect. to me, the circumstantial evidence at least at that time was overwhelmingly that this probably was a terrorist attack. now, they could have said we're not certain, but acknowledge that most of the evidence seemed to be that it was. mike rogers was the first one on september 12th or 13th who said there was too much sophisticated fighting for this just to be a spontaneous demonstration. that's where i fault the administration. they tried to i think take the intelligence and make it fit into the president's narrative that al qaeda has been defeated, al qaeda is on the run. now we can turn to other specifics. >> wha
instead, susan rice and jay carney were basically saying this was the video two weeks later. >> susan rice had caveats. she said as far as we know, her quotation is taken out of a longer interview. in all of those interviews she said as best as the fbi is telling us, which was based of course at that point on the intelligence from the cia. so is it fair to parse the words that closely? >> yeah, because the whole emphasis she gave, she totally deemphasized the terrorist aspect. to...
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and you saw during jay carney's press conference -- or jay carn carney's briefing rather, that the entire briefing was dominated by this topic. i think the president is probably expecting to get a number of questions on the topic of general petraeus tomorrow when he addresses correspondents. so i think this is not how the president wanted to start off his second term. obviously, he, lawmakers on capitol hill are really focused on the fiscal cliff, how to prevent it, what to do about it. the president trying to send a strong message of bipartisanship, saying to lawmakers we need to work together to get this resolved. we can't have another replay of what we saw during the summer of 2011 during the debt ceiling debate. this is not the type of press conference or the tone of the press conference certainly that the white house was hoping for. >> finally, kristin, if i may, it's also traditional for a re-elected president to refresh his cabinet. there's been speculation today that senator john kerry may be heading to the defense department. can you provide any clarity on this or indeed any othe
and you saw during jay carney's press conference -- or jay carn carney's briefing rather, that the entire briefing was dominated by this topic. i think the president is probably expecting to get a number of questions on the topic of general petraeus tomorrow when he addresses correspondents. so i think this is not how the president wanted to start off his second term. obviously, he, lawmakers on capitol hill are really focused on the fiscal cliff, how to prevent it, what to do about it. the...
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i think jay carney has it right. michael steele is the most gaffe prone in history, if he thought it was inappropriate, then priebus crossed the line. >> republicans have questioned the president's place of birth, faith, they shout during his state of the union speech and they wag their fingers in their face. have they decided they will say and do anything, anything to this president? >> i do think they will say and do anything to get elected. when your party starts with extreme positions that we end medicare as we know it, round up undocumented workers and mitt romney calls the dream act a hand out, that you double down on tax breaks for the wealthy while the middle class is struggling, when you start with such extremes position, maybe it's not so surprise that your rhetoric gets extreme when the american people are recoiling at the very thing you stand for. >> many republicans will say didn't democrats attack george bush in the same way. what's your response to that? >> i don't remember anything that equates from o
i think jay carney has it right. michael steele is the most gaffe prone in history, if he thought it was inappropriate, then priebus crossed the line. >> republicans have questioned the president's place of birth, faith, they shout during his state of the union speech and they wag their fingers in their face. have they decided they will say and do anything, anything to this president? >> i do think they will say and do anything to get elected. when your party starts with extreme...
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>> white house press secretary jay carney explained the real reason a deal hasn't been reached yet. >> we're not there yet because the remaining obstacle here is on the revenue side, is that republicans, at least republican leaders, have yet to accept the essential fact that in order to achieve the kinds of revenue that are necessary for a balanced proposal, balanced plan, rates on the top 2%, the top, the wealthiest earners in this country, are going up. >> republicans are buckling. the democrats know it. here's new york senator chuck schumer saying what republicans don't want to hear. >> we don't expect the republicans to be enthusiastic and start cheerleading about a deal that includes higher rates on the wealthiest americans. they're not going to openly concede on this point this far out from the deadline, but they see the handwriting on the wall. >> and the handwriting on the wall is spelling out three words. congressman tom cole. the conservative from oklahoma was the first republican to admit the gop should pass the democrats' bill to extend the tax cuts on income over $250,000
>> white house press secretary jay carney explained the real reason a deal hasn't been reached yet. >> we're not there yet because the remaining obstacle here is on the revenue side, is that republicans, at least republican leaders, have yet to accept the essential fact that in order to achieve the kinds of revenue that are necessary for a balanced proposal, balanced plan, rates on the top 2%, the top, the wealthiest earners in this country, are going up. >> republicans are...
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. >> we started off the hour showing jay carney and sticking behind the president's actions here. not backing down. iowa is intrigued where a have quotes from left bloggers hailing this as the president's boldest move. what are you hearing from those who support the president on this action? >> a lot of people have been moving to see him exercise executive power. it is interesting coming from the left that had been so critical of president bush for being too unilateral in marries like iraq and other issues. now they want to see president obama act without regard to congress's preferences. there is no question that there is a ground swell of support from the left, particularly for where the president made these appointments. it wasn't just random jobs. it was a consumer finance protection bureau he filled. the directorship of that and three positions at the national labor relations board. both areas where liberals had been seeing this deliver. >> this seemed into the race for 2012. mitt romney criticizing the president's actions saying compareing it to chicago-style politics and th
. >> we started off the hour showing jay carney and sticking behind the president's actions here. not backing down. iowa is intrigued where a have quotes from left bloggers hailing this as the president's boldest move. what are you hearing from those who support the president on this action? >> a lot of people have been moving to see him exercise executive power. it is interesting coming from the left that had been so critical of president bush for being too unilateral in marries...
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jay carney did brief today high over the north atlantic as the president was on his way to southeast asia. here's what he had to say. there are a number of steps i'm sure the president and leaders will consider. i couldn't wadon't want to cate that process will look like because we're not near the finish line. amen to that. what he's referring to, this is the proposal, many people think this is the way it will work out, they will avert the tax increases betwe increases of middle americans, the $250,000 a year dividing line and the president wants those taxes to go back up. many believe they will find some way around that on a temporary basis 0 on the promise of somewhere in early 2013, there will be a major overhaul of not only the tax code, making it flatter, more basic, simpler and entitlement programs like medicare and social security politically sensitive and a long way to go at this point as the clock ticks. >> a long way to go. thanks for that. have a good afternoon. >>> the headlines today following yesterday's powwow at the white house are all about a new bipartisanship. in t
jay carney did brief today high over the north atlantic as the president was on his way to southeast asia. here's what he had to say. there are a number of steps i'm sure the president and leaders will consider. i couldn't wadon't want to cate that process will look like because we're not near the finish line. amen to that. what he's referring to, this is the proposal, many people think this is the way it will work out, they will avert the tax increases betwe increases of middle americans, the...